wtorek, 27 września 2016

So it is. My first 5 years of blogging just past today! Exactly 5 years ago I posted for the first time and I still continue it. Since that time I managed to do it 460 times. In this place I would like to thanks all my readers to be with me all that time. Thank you very, very much.

From left to right and from top to bottom: Planes, Brtish for Sudan (28mm), Poles 1920 (28mm), 1st Polish Armoured Division (28mm), Vikings (28mm), Normans (28mm), 24th Uhlan Regiment (15mm), Carpatian Uhlan Regiment (15mm) Swedes 17th century (15mm), Poles 17th century (15mm), Poniatowski (28mm), Frederick II (28mm), French Ships of the line (1/1200), British Ships of the line (1/1200)

From left to right and from top to bottom: buildings, Poles (LWP) and Soviets for Poland 1944 (all 20mm).

Germans and RONA for Poland 1944 (all 20mm).

From left to right and from top to bottom: forest, Germans and Poles for Poland 1939 (all 20mm).

piątek, 23 września 2016

Last Thursday we had another Napoleonic game. This time I was invited to the new set of rules, recently used in our club. From some time Angus is trying to force us to change the system for that period from Black Powder into the Over the Hills. I was busy with other games and have not got time for testing that rules, yet. This time I was offered the game and I decided to give it a chance.

2. The game. Gra.

Campbell gave me command of the bridgehead forces (third of our forces started the game already deployed on the other bank of the river, when the rest still need to cross that river). In front of me was a little village full of Austrian soldiers (Bill), half of them in lines and half of them in attack columns. I decided that the attack is the best tactic and charged with my cavalry on Bill's forces. Soon the first Austrian battalion get broken and the second nearly broken. Unfortunately I had to withdraw my cavalry to rally them and push my infantry forward. For the long time we tried to break each other with our rifles, but it was not worked well. Finally I pushed the next charge with my infantry and cavalry again. This time another 2 Austrian battalions get broken. When I finally nearly opened the way to the upper land (our objective), the game was finished.

The much harder had Campbell, who started the game on the other bank of the river. He could push only one unit over one bridge, during our movement phase. That gave Angus some time for a better deployment of his forces. Finally most of the Campbell's forces crossed the river. After this he joined the fight. However his troops had the best Austrian units to deal with. That not worked well for him, however he managed to destroy one austrian battalion, but for the price of two battalions. Then started other problems. One of Campbell's battalion get caught by Austrian cavalry in march column. They did not managed to form a square and get annihilated. The best Campbell's unit, the cavalry, managed to push the second Austrian cavalry back. Finally neither Austrian nor Wuttenbergians were able to get their objectives and the time for game was over. Whole game finished with a draw, however we managed to inflict more damage to the enemy (3 battalions against 4).

3. Over the Hills.

After first game with the rules it is hard to tell are they better than Black Powder or not. I did not found that "better napoleonic flavour", which Angus said that that rules have. Anyway to defend him, the game was quite chaotic some time, that because no one did know the rules very well. I borrowed the book from Campbell and I will read it. After that, I will write you something more about it.

niedziela, 18 września 2016

As I wrote in previous post, I prepared last Thursday's game in our club. You already know the idea behind that game, which was the centenary of tank warfare and the 77 years since the biggest tank battle during Polish campaign in 1939. That was another reason for that game, which is my new collection for tanks and armoured vehicles for the 1939. Initially I was going to use the Rapid Fire rules, however the use of Blitzkrieg supplement for Battlegroup games, gave me opportunity to use more of my new models.

2. The game. Gra.

The game started not very well for Germans, as their rolls for reinforcements and orders were not very high. That gave a huge advantage and we were able to bring more units on table before our opponents. Finally both sides took positions around the village and started shoot at each other. The long distance did not helped us and for most of the time we've been wasting our ammunition. Finally Germans get a hit and first Polish TKS get destroyed. However our response was quick and first Pz II finished as the wreck. The better rolls for reinforcements gave us better positions on the table and soon more German tanks were on fire. When finally the game was over none of us was broken, however Germans lost more BR points, so this time Poles were victorious. German lost 3 Pz III, 2 Pz II and 3 Pz I against Polish 2 TKS(20mm), 1 wz.34(gun) and 1 7TP tank.

czwartek, 15 września 2016

100 years ago during the battle of Flers-Courcelette (part of the battle of the Somme), British army used for the first time tanks (Mk. I) in combat. I got something prepared for today's evening in our club... The tank game, of course! Also in two days time it will be exactly 77 years, since the biggest tank battle, fought in Polish campaign in 1939 (1st battle of Tomaszów Lubelski), therefore it will be tanks'39 game!

środa, 14 września 2016

Last Thursday in our club we have been testing another new scenario for Skirmish Sangin. The game was prepared for us by Michael Charge. This time Campbell and I lead the Afghan Police squad supported by British in searching action against Al Qaeda in a small village.

1. Scenario. Scenariusz.

2. The game. Gra.

We, Campbell and I split our troops on two groups and started searching the buildings. Unfortunately for me, one of my guys step on the trap and we got first casualties, one heavily wounded and another lightly. When finally I rallied my troops, we successfully arrested one of the terrorists. As the result of not very pleasant for him, interrogation, we received information about the rest of the traps, which save our man from further casualties. Finally we managed to transport our unconscious policeman together with the detainee to the armoured car, when the shooting begins.

This time the terrorists were very unsuccessful, they tried the RPG against our car, but slowly we were getting the advantage. Soon two of the terrorists were lying dead and we got few new arrested. Finally we found our target, and Campbell did arrested him. At the end of the game we lost one of our men. He get hit by the sniper, who was hidden in the canal. Anyway we fulfill our plan and this time we definitely won the game.

piątek, 9 września 2016

Another model finished. This time it is the FT-17 tank with a gun for my Poles for the 1920 project. The model itself is from Warlord with some my additions like a shovel, the chain and the box. I made it in colors of the 1st Polish Tank Regiment. In the future I am going to make another 4 tanks (2 with guns and 2 with MGs), to create a whole platoon. Model is taking part in Strategie forum painting competition, together with its smaller friend (armoured car wz.34 with a gun).